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2005 Nissan Quest engine problems

The 2005 Nissan Quest has 20 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

20

Engine complaints

16%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Quest engine complaints by model year71 complaints1991: 1 complaints1993: 37 complaints1994: 61 complaints1995: 45 complaints1996: 17 complaints1997: 10 complaints1998: 5 complaints1999: 8 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 4 complaints2004: 71 complaints2005: 20 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 50 complaints2008: 6 complaints2009: 3 complaints2011: 15 complaints2012: 15 complaints2014: 1 complaints2015: 2 complaints
Quest engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS DRIVING TO THE DOCTOR WHEN MY VAN LOST ALL POWER IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC ALL MODE GOT HIT BY A TRUCK IN THE REAR END. DO NOT WHAT HAPPENED JUST KNOW IT IS DOWN .CAR HAS NO POWER WILL NOT PULL OUT OR DRIVEWAY”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 5, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2005 Nissan Quest have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2005 Nissan Quest engine — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.